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<blockquote data-quote="milkmaid" data-source="post: 536599" data-attributes="member: 852"><p>Well, if you want to keep her that badly, then you need to strip some milk out of the infected quarter and/or get some of what's draining into a ziplock bag or similar. Your vet should be able to culture it and see organism is growing. I can't tell you what would be the best antibiotic without culture results, because different antibiotics work on different pathogens, and mastitis can be caused by a million different types.</p><p></p><p>IMO I still wouldn't treat, no matter how much I liked her. Mastitis is a really tough problem to cure, especially when its been there for some time. At this point you'd be looking at 2x/day for 14 days minimum at extralabel dosages to even get her clinically (visibly) clean.</p><p></p><p>As long as the infection doesn't spread she can raise a calf fine on 3 quarters.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="milkmaid, post: 536599, member: 852"] Well, if you want to keep her that badly, then you need to strip some milk out of the infected quarter and/or get some of what's draining into a ziplock bag or similar. Your vet should be able to culture it and see organism is growing. I can't tell you what would be the best antibiotic without culture results, because different antibiotics work on different pathogens, and mastitis can be caused by a million different types. IMO I still wouldn't treat, no matter how much I liked her. Mastitis is a really tough problem to cure, especially when its been there for some time. At this point you'd be looking at 2x/day for 14 days minimum at extralabel dosages to even get her clinically (visibly) clean. As long as the infection doesn't spread she can raise a calf fine on 3 quarters. [/QUOTE]
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